Kurosawa
Last night wifey and I went to see Sanjuro at the movie theatre, the second in the trilogy of Kurosawa movies about a ronin who wanders Japan picking up work as a tough guy, who sorts out the good from the bad. The lead character is a complicated man who has a deep sense of moral right and wrong. But at the same time he is rough, unclean drinks too much and is always asking for food and money. The first movie in this series is Yojimbo, which was later made into a Fist full of Dollars starring Clint Eastwood.
Sanjuro was much more comical than Yojimbo, with a greater range of characters and some pretty hilarious scenes.
But saying that, I think Yojimbo is a more telling movie and it is still my favorite Kurosawa movie alongside Seven Samurai.
Kurosawa movies are very popular in Australia. I was surprised to find out that many Japanese people haven't seen any of his movies. Surely he is one of the greatest directors of all time.
If you haven't already seen his movies, do yourself a favor and get them out on video!
Al
Sanjuro was much more comical than Yojimbo, with a greater range of characters and some pretty hilarious scenes.
But saying that, I think Yojimbo is a more telling movie and it is still my favorite Kurosawa movie alongside Seven Samurai.
Kurosawa movies are very popular in Australia. I was surprised to find out that many Japanese people haven't seen any of his movies. Surely he is one of the greatest directors of all time.
If you haven't already seen his movies, do yourself a favor and get them out on video!
Al